After the Storm 2016

After the Storm 2016

After the Storm 2016

After the Storm 2016
Umi yori mo mada fukaku (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 58min | Comedy, Drama | 21 May 2016 (Japan)

Storyline:

Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota (Hiroshi Abe) wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother (Kirin Kiki) and beautiful ex-wife (Yoko Make) seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son (Taiyo Yoshizawa) – until a stormy summer night offers them a chance to truly bond again.

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The Northerners 1992

The Northerners 1992

The Northerners 1992

The Northerners 1992
De noorderlingen (original title)
1h 48min | Comedy, Drama | 17 April 1992 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

A surreal black comedy set in a decrepit 1960’s housing development. When his mother is drawn into sainthood and the resulting frustrations of his father become too difficult to manage, Thomas, a young boy, becomes obsessed with events on the broadcast news. The liberation of the Belgian Congo is taking place and Thomas becomes Lumumba, one of the contenders as the Congo’s new leader. He is encouraged in this escapism by Plagge, the postman who reads all the mail and knows all of the bizzarre and intimate secrets of the eccentric inhabitants of the estate.

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Beware the Gonzo 2010

Beware the Gonzo 2010

Beware the Gonzo 2010

Beware the Gonzo 2010
TV-14 | 1h 34min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 9 September 2011 (USA)

Storyline:

Eddie “Gonzo” Gilman is starting a revolution. When the wild-eyed rebel journalist is ousted from his prep school’s newspaper by its über-popular editor, Eddie fronts an underground movement to give a voice to all the misfits, outcasts, and nerds. Soon the power of the press is in Eddie’s hands… but will he use it wisely?

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The Margarita Man 2019

The Margarita Man 2019

The Margarita Man 2019

The Margarita Man 2019
1h 35min | Comedy, Romance | 31 July 2019 (USA)

Storyline:

A young man, who fears he will grow up to be like his working class father, goes to college where his love for the party gets him cut off financially and forces him to sell margaritas in order to stay in school.

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Pete’s Dragon 1977

Pete's Dragon 1977

Pete’s Dragon 1977

Pete’s Dragon 1977
G | 2h 8min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | 3 November 1977 (USA)

Storyline:

In early-20th-century New England, 9-year-old orphan Pete escapes his brutal adoptive parents, the Gogans, with his only friend, a cartoon dragon named Elliott. They successfully escape to Passamaquoddy, Maine and live with lighthouse-keeper Nora and her father Lampie, but the corrupt Dr. Terminus seeks Elliott for medical purposes.

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Help, I Shrunk My Teacher 2015

Help, I Shrunk My Teacher 2015

Help, I Shrunk My Teacher 2015

Help, I Shrunk My Teacher 2015
Hilfe, ich hab meine Lehrerin geschrumpft (original title)
1h 30min | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 17 December 2015 (Germany)

Storyline:

The 11-year-old Felix has shrunk the hated school principal, Dr. Schmitt-Goessenwein, to a height of six inches. Together with his friend Ella, Felix has to get her back to her normal size, while his rival, Mario, tries to stop him. Otto Waalkes plays the ghost of the school’s founder.

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